Re: What happened to ipkg.nslu2-linux.org?[SOLVED]

Hi Richard, ... thanks for letting us know. It also did the trick for me so I m back at Nothing to be done ;-) Anyway being curious - could someone please

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, Nov 25, 2008

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Hi Richard,

--- In nslu2-linux@yahoogroups.com, Richard Cox <conardcox@...> wrote:
> Just wanted to pass along the fix for this if your ipkg is stuck when
> upgrading due to this issue.

thanks for letting us know. It also did the trick for me so I'm back
at "Nothing to be done" ;-)

Anyway being curious - could someone please elaborate on the technical
background which brought the status file into this strange state?

My guess: the package files once referenced links to packages which
weren't there, but put into the status file as "to be done". Even
though the failure got corrected in the error in the status file
persisted!?
--
thx & cheers
Oliver

Rod Whitby

... An error in the scripts which populate the feeds caused incorrect Package files containing references to new work on the next version of Unslung to be

Message 2 of 11
, Nov 25, 2008

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doll_oliver wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>
> --- In nslu2-linux@yahoogroups.com, Richard Cox <conardcox@...> wrote:
>> Just wanted to pass along the fix for this if your ipkg is stuck when
>> upgrading due to this issue.
>
> thanks for letting us know. It also did the trick for me so I'm back
> at "Nothing to be done" ;-)
>
> Anyway being curious - could someone please elaborate on the technical
> background which brought the status file into this strange state?
>
> My guess: the package files once referenced links to packages which
> weren't there, but put into the status file as "to be done". Even
> though the failure got corrected in the error in the status file
> persisted!?

An error in the scripts which populate the feeds caused incorrect
Package files containing references to new work on the next version of
Unslung to be erroneously pushed to the stable feed.

Since the referenced .ipk packages were not pushed along with the
Packages file, ipkg failed to download and install the packages.
However, ipkg records the fact that it is attempting to install a
package in the status file, and it seems that it continues to attempt to
do so even after the reference to the new version of the package has
been removed from the Packages file.

Removing these 'need-to-install' entries from the status file puts
things back in order.

-- Rod

phorrari

Hi, with the help of one of the previous messages i ve removed the duplicates and now its fixed. thanks kind regard Phill

Message 3 of 11
, Nov 25, 2008

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Hi,

with the help of one of the previous messages i've removed the
duplicates and now its fixed.
thanks